Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 689 - 687: Lecherous Thief!

The ocean of clouds roared as the chilling breeze bit deep.

Within a flurry of snow, an elegant woman held an incandescent treasure sword. Her fragile figure stood firm as a mountain, resembling a precipitous summit that had withstood thousands of years without falling. She emanated an intimidating aura, grand and formidable.

"Vile scoundrel, receive my sword strike!"

Her transparent eyes fell on Luo Feng. With a raise of her exquisite eyebrows, she brought down her sword.

SWISH!

The strike was simple and unadorned, yet its power was astonishing. A giant Sword Qi, resembling a roaring snowstorm, cleaved through the air. In a flash, it arrived in front of Luo Feng, causing the nearby vegetation to be momentarily covered with a layer of white frost.

Luo Feng sensed the formidable power within the Sword Qi, a slight crease forming in his brows.

"Detestable woman! If that’s how it is, I won’t hold back!"

The other party had attacked without understanding the situation; Luo Feng was genuinely angry now.

BUZZ!

His eyes shimmered with cold light as nine suns of Yuan Fire rose behind him, shining brilliantly.

"Nine Sun White Flame Slash!"

The nine golden suns flared intensely, blazing white flames extended from the Rage Flame Knife, transforming into a giant blade that hurled forward.

BOOM!

The giant flame blade collided with the snowstorm Sword Qi, a powerful shockwave radiating outward. Trees and boulders within a hundred-meter radius were swept away. The flame blade shattered, and the snowstorm Sword Qi, diminished in size, swept towards Luo Feng.

Luo Feng’s eyes flickered with cold light. He dared not slack off. The Yuan Qi in his body surged. A crimson dragon scale materialized on his forehead, and the Yuan Qi throughout his body began to burn. He resembled a War God, exuding a fierce aura as he consecutively slashed out three times.

SWISH!

Three streams of blade light merged, almost becoming one, and completely obliterated the Sword Qi at the last moment.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The intense Qi Force bombarded Luo Feng. His steady body retreated more than ten steps. Each step shattered the ground beneath him, creating deep craters and echoing with sounds like a great hammer striking a mountain.

"So strong!" Suppressing the turbulent blood and Qi within his chest, Luo Feng was somewhat aghast. This woman’s casual sword strike was at least ten times stronger than Liu Yuan! If he hadn’t cultivated the Divine Dragon Nine Changes to the Spiritual transformation stage, thereby condensing his Yuan Qi, he would never have been able to block this sword strike unscathed.

All this happened in the blink of an eye. Lin Yue’er and the others stood frozen in shock.

They did not expect Luo Feng and their Senior Sister Ling to suddenly cross swords. However, what shocked them the most was that Luo Feng actually managed to block their senior sister’s sword strike.

At this moment, the way they looked at Luo Feng changed; they were somewhat horrified. Was there a limit to the strength of this young man who seemed to be around their age?

In mid-air, the beautiful woman’s eyebrows knitted together. Her bright pupils flickered with a hint of surprise; she too was shocked. However, she showed no intention of stopping and swished her sword down once again.

WHOOSH!

At this moment, a whooshing sound cut through the wind. A figure flew to Luo Feng, spreading her arms to shield him from behind. It was Lin Yue’er.

"Senior Sister Ling, please stop!"

The beautiful woman’s eyes flashed, and her sword blade deviated by a fraction.

SWISH!

A chilling stream of Sword Qi whistled down. Three steps from Luo Feng and Lin Yue’er, a bottomless sword mark appeared, extending straight out and only disappearing a kilometer away. The sword mark emitted a biting cold, and the surrounding vegetation was frozen into crystal-clear icicles.

The beautiful woman felt a lingering fear. If she had been even half a beat slower in retracting her attack, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

WHOOSH!

With a quick flash, the beautiful woman landed on the ground, her long skirt sweeping gracefully. Her cold eyes glanced at Luo Feng as she asked, "Yue’er, this man dared to take liberties with you. Why are you protecting him?"

"Liberties?"

Lin Yue’er looked surprised. Glancing down, she noticed numerous sword marks on her dress and the tear on her right shoulder that Luo Feng had made, faintly revealing her tender, snow-white skin underneath. She indeed looked quite disheveled.

Thinking about how Luo Feng had treated her wounds just moments before, Lin Yue’er’s face flushed red, and she was momentarily speechless.

Seeing Lin Yue’er’s expression, the beautiful woman’s gaze turned even colder. "Yue’er, step aside," she said. "Today, I will kill this vile scoundrel."

Vile scoundrel... Having been accused of such for no reason, Luo Feng’s eyes turned cold.

"Senior Sister Ling, you have misunderstood."

From the side, Nanxuan hastily dashed over and explained clearly, "Feng Luo isn’t a bad person. Just now we..."

Nanxuan recounted how they had been surrounded by Wolf Tiger Horned Eagles, how Luo Feng had intervened and escorted them out of the Red Dragon Mountain Range, and then their encounter with Liu Yuan of the Blood Yin Sword.

"Blood Yin Sword Liu Yuan!"

The beautiful woman raised her shapely eyebrows, glanced at the injuries on Lin Yue’er, and noticed they were all sword marks.

SHINK!

Sheathing her sword, the beautiful woman looked at Luo Feng expressionlessly and said, "Since you saved Yue’er and the others, why didn’t you explain earlier?"

Luo Feng gave a cold smirk. "Did you ever give me a chance to explain?"

The beautiful woman’s gaze became rigid.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Nanxuan stepped forward, pulling Luo Feng with her. "Feng Luo, this is Senior Sister Ling Qingwu. She was last year’s top Martial Champion of the Six Southern Domains. Don’t take what just happened to heart; she was only anxious for our safety."

Ling Qingwu... Luo Feng paused. He hadn’t expected the ’Senior Sister Ling’ Lin Yue’er mentioned to be Ling Qingwu, last year’s top Martial Champion of the Six Southern Domains. No wonder her strength was so formidable.

Remembering the imposing calligraphy for ’Dance’ that marked the top spot of the Martial Champion rankings, Luo Feng sized up the woman before him.

Ling Qingwu was no more than seventeen. She wore a light cyan dress adorned with cloud patterns. Her figure was graceful, her features exquisite, and her cold eyes held a heroic spirit that discouraged others from approaching.

Lin Yue’er and the others were also beauties, but in front of Ling Qingwu, they paled in comparison.

She truly lives up to the title ’Leng Yianyang,’ renowned to be as stunning as Lin Wan Er. Luo Feng thought to himself, calmly retracting his gaze.

"Senior Sister Ling, this is Brother Feng Luo from Jade Hall. Not only is he incredibly strong, but his medical skills are also superb! Just now, when Senior Sister Yue’er was injured by Liu Yuan’s Sword Qi, it was Brother Feng Luo who dispelled the Sword Qi and healed her, hee hee..." Nanxuan turned to look at Luo Feng, her hands behind her back, giggling.

Lin Yue’er blushed and rebuked Nanxuan, "If you don’t speak, nobody will think you’re mute."

"But I’m stating the truth!" Nanxuan ran behind Ling Qingwu and stuck her tongue out at Lin Yue’er.

A disciple of Jade Hall... Ling Qingwu was currently observing Luo Feng, her beautiful eyes sparkling, seemingly lost in thought about something.

Luo Feng cupped his fists towards Lin Yue’er. "Lin Yue’er, it seems this is where we part ways."

Nanxuan’s brow furrowed, and she asked with reluctance, "Feng Luo, are you leaving already?"

"Something suddenly came to mind. Besides, I’ve already experienced your senior sister’s strength..." Luo Feng glanced at Ling Qingwu.

Ling Qingwu knew Luo Feng was referring to her rash attack earlier, and her shapely eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Then, take care on your journey. Thank you for all the help along the way," Lin Yue’er said as she realized Luo Feng had made up his mind to leave.

Luo Feng nodded, "Farewell."

WHOOSH!

Just as he turned to leave, a gust of wind sounded from behind him, and a green light shot towards Luo Feng.

THWACK!

Luo Feng sidestepped slightly and caught the green light. It was a green jade box, and inside, a lustrous, emerald-green pill could faintly be seen.

Accepting the jade box, Luo Feng turned to Ling Qingwu and asked, "What is this?"

Ling Qingwu’s eyes flickered slightly. "I don’t like owing favors," she said. "This is a Nine Apertures YuanLing Pill. It’s suitable for Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists to consume when attempting a breakthrough. Consider it a token of gratitude for saving Yue’er and the others."

"The Nine Apertures YuanLing Pill!" Astonishment flickered across the faces of Lin Yue’er, Nanxuan, and the others.

Luo Feng was inwardly surprised. He hadn’t expected the seemingly aloof Ling Qingwu to be so generous.

He had heard of the Nine Apertures YuanLing Pill. It was a fifth-grade, mid-tier Spirit Pill capable of refining a Martial Artist’s Yuan Qi and helping Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists form their Four Spirit Rotations, thereby breaking through to the next stage. It was worth tens of thousands of second-grade Yuan Stones. Even for Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists, it was an exceedingly rare treasure.

"Then, I’ll accept it." Luo Feng urgently needed to increase his strength, so he naturally wouldn’t refuse. He stored the pill away, bid them farewell once more, then leaped into the air, disappearing without a trace in moments.

Lin Yue’er watched Luo Feng disappear and said with some surprise, "Such speed... My Water Cloud Ripple Step is a Profound Level, mid-grade martial art, but it’s far inferior to his."

The usually composed Fang Lin turned back and asked Ling Qingwu, "Senior Sister, you came to Red Valley City this time specifically to get this Nine Apertures YuanLing Pill to prepare for your breakthrough to the late stage of the sixth layer of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, right? Why did you give it to Feng Luo?"

Ling Qingwu lightly flicked Fang Lin’s forehead with a jade-like finger. A faint smile touched her lips, like the melting of spring snow or the blooming of a hundred flowers, possessing a captivating charm. "Are the lives of the three of you not worth more than a single Nine Apertures YuanLing Pill?"

Fang Lin covered her forehead, stammering, "No... That’s not... It’s just..."

Nanxuan, not overthinking it, looked at Ling Qingwu with her bright, large eyes and asked, "Senior Sister, you’re so knowledgeable and experienced, surely you’ve heard of this Feng Luo from Jade Hall?"

Ling Qingwu’s cold eyes flickered slightly. Looking in the direction Luo Feng had left, she shook her head, "This is the first time I am hearing of him."

"Ah? I thought you would know him," Nanxuan said, surprised.

Ling Qingwu retracted her gaze. Looking at the three of them, her face became frosty. "We’ll put this matter aside for now. Why did you suddenly come to the Red Dragon Mountain Range? You nearly lost your lives. Nanxuan, you explain."

"I..." Nanxuan’s expression froze. She nervously fidgeted with her fingers, her large, bright eyes darting around before she suddenly chuckled. "Senior Sister, Luo Feng’s duel with Yi Tian is only ten days away! We should get going!"

With that, a blue glow enveloped Nanxuan’s body as she prepared to use her Qinggong to depart.

BUZZ!

Just as Nanxuan’s foot left the ground, an invisible force restrained her, leaving her unable to move.

Ling Qingwu slowly walked up to Nanxuan. "So it was you," she said. "Still trying to trick me? As punishment, you’re not allowed to eat for one day."

Nanxuan pouted her red lips and argued, "I didn’t lie to Senior Sister! Aren’t you curious about this year’s top Martial Champion, Luo Feng? The sooner we get to the Imperial City, the sooner you can see him."

Ling Qingwu remained expressionless. "Three days without food. I heard the Drunk Fairy Building in Red Valley City has a famous dish called Fire Cloud Phoenix Saliva Soup. I’ve already made reservations..."

Nanxuan’s face changed. She licked her red lips with her pink tongue and begged, "Senior Sister, I was wrong! I promise I’ll never run off recklessly again..."

"Really?"

"Definitely!"

Lin Yue’er and Fang Lin stood to the side, shaking their heads with wry smiles.